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MR. KINGWELL THEN WENT ON TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WORK OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION BRANCH OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WHICH MAINTAINED CLOSE LINKS WITH THE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE SECTORS AND WITH VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS AND GOVERNMENT UNITS. THESE INCLUDE THE HONG KONG TRAINING COUNCIL, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE; THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION OF THE LADOUR DEPARTMENT,
*IN THIS WAY IT IS POSSIBLE TO GAUGE LOCAL MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS AND TO PLAN FOR THE FORM OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING WHICH DIRECTLY RELATES TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, HE SAID.
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GAVE DETAILS OF THE COURSES AT THE MORRISON HILL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, THE TWO NEW TECHNICAL INSTITUTES. BEING BUILT AT KWAI CHUNG AND KHUN TONG, AND FIVE OTHERS IN THE PLANNING STAGE, THE TECHNICAL TEACHERS' COLLEGE, PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.
+THERE ARE BOTH AMPLE AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES TO BE OBTAINED FROM TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL INTELLIGENCE LEVELS, HE SAID.
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LORD GORONWY ROBERTS VISITS HOUSING ESTATES
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THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, LORD GORONWY-RODERTS TODAY GAINED AN INSIGHT INTO HONG KONG'S HOUSING SITUATION.
LORD GORONWY-RODERTS, NOW ON A SIX-DAY VISIT TO HONG KONG, TOURED A SQUATTER AREA IN MA TSAI NANG AND THE YAN OF TRANSIT CENTRE.
HE THEN MOVED ON TO THE TUNG TAU ESTATE TO HAVE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE OLDER TYPE OF GOVERNMENT HOUSING ESTATES.
THE TOUR ENDED WITH A VISIT TO OI MAN ESTATE - THE LATEST AND MORE SPACIOUS TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
DURING THE VISIT, LORD GORONWY-RODERTS WAS DRIEFED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR. IAN LIGHTDODY THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR. DONALD LIAO AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MR. JOHN WALDEN ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OVER THE PAST YEARS AND ALSO ON THE GOVERNMENT'S LONG TERM POLICY TO PROVIDE BETTER HOUSING FOR THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG,
LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS TOUR BY THE ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE, AR. Pod.E. MALE THE HEAD OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT IN THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, MR. A.C. STUART AND THE PRIVATE SECRETARY, MR. A.C. GALSWORTHY.
EARLIER IN THE DAY, HE MET MR. JACK CATER, COMMISSIONER OF ICAC AND MR. ROY HENRY, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
HE ALSO TOURED THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WHERE HE HAD LUNCH WITH THE VICE CHANCELLOR, DR. LI CHO-MING,
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